Review the agenda here.
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Gretna move poses enrollment challenge; calendar will reflect Isaac make-up days
How to attract more students was a focus of attention at the monthly meeting of the Milestone/SABIS board, Sept. 17. Despite the addition of a ninth grade this year, the current enrollment stands at 394 students, the same as last year, but well below the school’s target of 528. Principal Catherine Boozer said the school’s […]
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ReNEW board approves amended bylaws
During the ReNEW Schools board meeting Sept. 13, board member Kathy Conklin led discussions regarding bylaw revisions to the Charter Management Organization document. Bylaws changes included an update to the conflict of interest policy and a decision to change the title of Chief Operations Officer to president. Regarding the change in title, board members discussed an […]
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Orleans Parish School Board votes on teacher tenure, layoffs
The Orleans Parish School Board held a public hearing on changes to personnel policies at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a general board meeting at 5 p.m. The bulk of the changes were mandated by the 2012 state legislative session. I live-blogged both events here. Among the policy changes approved unanimously, all mandated by Act 1: […]
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Board moves toward private retirement plan; enrollment drop threatens funding
The 403b faculty retirement plan was a focus of discussion at the monthly board meeting of the Friends of King School, Sept. 11. Under the plan approved by the board, the administration will contribute a sum equal to 4 percent of a teacher’s annual salary and will match 50 percent of teacher contributions up to […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the Sept 17 board meeting agenda here.
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School Director Richard Best resigns; more funds needed for busing
At the conclusion of a lengthy executive session held at its Sept. 13 meeting, the board governing New Orleans Science and Math High School announced that Dr. Richard Best, School Director, had tendered his resignation. Once the hour-and-45-minute closed-door discussion returned to open session, there were no objections or comments put forth before the motion […]
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Pride leaders optimistic about charter extension; school construction slows
At its meeting on Tuesday September 11, the Pride College Prep board announced it had officially submitted its application for a charter extension. Though the school is still graded far below average, results from an internal Pride study and student Assessment Index (AI), based on standardized test scores, offered hope for improvement. Tests showed that 2012 […]
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Should controversial art exhibit cost Slidell teacher his job?
No, this is not the cartoon that stirred controversy in a Slidell school. credit: Donkeyhotey Hurricane Isaac interrupted an appeals hearing over the firing of a man named Robert Duncan, a teacher at Boyet Junior High in Slidell. Duncan was fired for his decision to hang controversial student artwork in a school hallway. One piece […]
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Orleans Parish School Board approves $42 million budget
Update, 9:36 p.m. The story has been updated to reflect the board’s budget approval. The Orleans Parish School Board approved a near $42 million general fund budget* today, close to a 5 percent decrease since last year. The decrease mainly stems from (1) a drop in expected costs associated with the August merger of McDonogh No. […]